Burning mouth syndrome in the views of modern stomatology and traditional Chinese medicine
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1002-0098.2017.10.013
- VernacularTitle: 从现代医学与中医学角度认识灼口综合征
- Author:
Yu ZHOU
1
;
Xiaojin HUANG
2
;
Mei LIN
1
Author Information
1. Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu 610041, China
2. Department of Chinese Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu 610041, China
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Burning mouth syndrome;
Oral medicine;
Medicine, Chinese traditional
- From:
Chinese Journal of Stomatology
2017;52(10):645-648
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a common clinical disorder characterized by burning of the mouth or other discomfort, which significantly affects the quality of life of patients. The present article introduces and makes comparison of the mechanisms and clinical treatments of BMS in modern stomatology and traditional Chinese medicine. Modern stomatology studies have shown that BMS is related to the factors of neuropathy, psychology, endocrine or metabolic disorders, drug effects and local adverse stimuli. Traditional Chinese medicine suggests that BMS is mainly caused by diet, fatigue, bad emotion, poor health, oldness, etc. Individualized therapy is advocated in the treatment of BMS. Modern stomatology pays attention to comprehensive treatment for psychological disorder, systematic and oral local diseases. The thoughts of dialectical therapy and health keeping in traditional Chinese medicine also have clinical value.
